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...Tabasco, this rig shuts down," Faye Cleckler tells a luncheon guest who is being shown through her well-stocked pantry aboard the Key Manhattan. No, Cleckler has not found a way to use the fiery Louisiana hot sauce to keep heavy drilling equipment functioning--only the men who handle the gear. She was just pointing out that for those who work on offshore oil rigs, few things are more important than food-as-they-like...
Home to a crew of about 60, the Key Manhattan operates in the blue-gray waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The crew members are latter-day lake dwellers who alternate two-week tours of twelve-hour shifts with two weeks at home. Cleckler, 57, the food manager, finds cooking more rewarding aboard the rig than it is when she prepares meals back home in Brooklyn, Miss., for her grandchildren, who say McDonald's food is better. Says Cleckler, one of the eight women aboard who do the housekeeping and cooking: "Out here our work is really appreciated...
...Lunch is ready now," Cleckler announced with motherly firmness. After a dreamlike helicopter trip through the hot haze of sea and sky, followed by a landing on what looked like a tiny round tray suspended over an endless expanse of water, the big-city food critic was more than ready for a restorative meal. What she was not ready for was the dazzling variety of Cajun and Southern specialties, impeccably garnished and laid out cafeteria-style in a cheerful yellow-and-spring-green dining room. That bright lime green is the Keydril trademark. The company rigs are painted in that...
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